Find the BEST price on contacts. Don’t overspend to see.

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Think of this as your cheat-sheet for great contact lens deals and information. I concentrate on contact lens retailer reviews, contact lens prices (and trends), and searching high and low for contact lens promo codes and coupons from the biggest players in the market. All so you (and I) can get the best price out there.

There are more all-encompassing sites out there, but you pay for them with your time (and sanity). Need contact lenses, check here for the best deals and move on with your day.

Contact lenses have been commoditized. The market is saturated from manufacturer to retailer. How do you choose what to use and who to buy it from? How much time do you have to research, looking for best service and (more importantly) best price? With tighter budgets, and the continued need to see, use this site to find the best deals available.

I tend to over-research things (I also like to share my data). I've done the leg work on online contact lens retailers, and tried to simlify things into a format that will allow you to make an informed buying decision without wading through page after page of mostly unnecessary information.

I track a subset of the best retailers (Lens.com, 1-800-Contacts, DiscountContactLens.com, LensWorld, Lensmart, and ACLens). I track the prices of a handful of some of the more popular contact lens products. If you don't see your lenses, I'm sure you'll still see value in the trends shown.

I only wear one brand, so let me know if you have any suggestions or comments.

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Current Contact Lens Topics

• Contact Lenses to deliver drugs via the eye?

  I found an interesting, if not strangely written (I mean, “you no longer had to put up with the heavy frames that made you look less-attractive”, c’mon), article in that bastion of journalism — oneindia.com. It talks about a potential breakthrough in using contact lenses to deliver doses of medication through the eye. One could [...]




• Beware: Halloween Contact Lenses or “Costume Contacts”

  These “theatrical lenses” seem like an awful lot of fun and are hugely popular with the generations a bit younger than mine — I’m not yet 40, but getting there faster than I’d like.
  These same kids have gotten into a dangerous game of trading contacts and passing bacteria back and forth. Eye infections are nothing [...]




• Just Upgraded to WordPress 2.6.2

  It did not go as smoothly as I hoped it would. Let me know if you see anything “wonky-looking”.
  - Ira




• LensWorld Handling Fee = Masked Higher Prices

  Taken directly from the LensWorld FAQ:
  Why am I charged a processing fee?

  We are committed to providing high-quality service and maintaining everyday low prices on all brands of contact lenses. This fee offsets a portion of cost increases related to verification of prescriptions with your eye care provider, fuel surcharges on shipping, and return processing and [...]




• Free Trial Pairs? How does THAT work?

  Look for this badge on the lens description pages.

  The first time I saw an ad for a FREE TRIAL PAIR of contacts, I thought “how the heck do they do that?” The last time I had contact lenses fitted, I was provided with lenses to try as part of the process. It went a bit [...]




• Traffic Statistics

  I love statistics. I mean I really, really like to statistical analysis. One of the things that I needed to know was which of these contact lens sites garnered the most traffic. I don’t have access to anything resembling official sales figures — they all claim to be the biggest, best, quickest, most responsive, or [...]




• Hang on to your wallets! Prices going UP?

  I just finished the weekly (or whenever I have a spare 15-minutes) update of the contact lens price grid and you’ll notice a bit of RED in the mix. Prices on a few of the lenses appear to be rising. I’ve been wondering when this might begin to happen — things have been pretty stable [...]




• Contact Lenses? Always use the web!

  You’re savvy enough to know not to buy contacts from your eyedoc. That’s a great first step. What’s next? Never use the phone to order. Why? There are two VERY PERSUASIVE reasons:

  Enter your own prescription into your profile: Who’s going to care more to get it right? You or the drone on the other end [...]